Financial Access Initiative at NYU Wagner

Meet the Small Firm Diaries, a 3-year global study to better understand the financial lives of small businesses youtube.com/watch?v=ks3xle… #smallfirmdiaries

Candidates will need skills in field research design and management, data analysis, and policy comms; the exact mix for a particular person can vary. If this sounds like you or someone in your network, reach out.

We are going to be hiring a junior & senior position at FAI to work on policy-focused research and comms on financial services for low-income households globally and in the US. The work is related to our global Small Firm Diaries research smallfirmdiaries.org.

The exact mix for a particular person can vary. If you know of people who are interested in policy-focused research and communications on financial services for low-income households, and especially for small firms in low-income areas (US and international), reach out

I'm going to be hiring at FAI for some new projects we have starting in 2025. These will need a variety of skills in field research design and management, data analysis and policy communications. .

Happening today at 10am ET/2pm GMT. Register to join on zoom: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

🌍 𝐖𝐞𝐛𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐫 happening this Thursday! "𝐀𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐌𝐢𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐬 𝐚 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐓𝐨𝐨𝐥: 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐮𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧🌍 Hosted by @FinDevGateway and @financialaccess, this webinar will dive into the crucial and evolving role of microfinance in development. Join (findevgateway.org/findev-webinar…) the below industry leaders as they address key questions for funders, practitioners, policymakers, and more: 🔹 How can we safeguard microfinance amidst pressures to reduce subsidies? 🔹 What does "smart subsidy" really mean in practice? 🔹 What role should regulators play in balancing consumer protection, sustainability, and growth? 🔹 How will continued digitization influence this conversation over the next 5 years? Panelists: Greta Bull | @gatesfoundation Upoma Husain |@BRACworld Rwanda Andree Simon | @FINCA Sophie Sirtaine | @CGAP Timothy Ogden | @financialaccess ---------------------------------------------------------- 📅 Date: October 3, 2024 ⏰ Time: 10 am ET 📍 Register here: findevgateway.org/findev-webinar… #Microfinance #FinancialInclusion #FinTech #Subsidy

🌍 𝐖𝐞𝐛𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐫 𝐀𝐥𝐞𝐫𝐭: 𝐀𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐌𝐢𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐬 𝐚 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐓𝐨𝐨𝐥: 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐮𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧🌍 As a follow up to our highly popular webinar “Reassessing Microfinance as a Development Tool” (findevgateway.org/findev-webinar…), we have joined forces with @financialaccess to co-host this session diving into the crucial and evolving role of microfinance in development. Join (findevgateway.org/findev-webinar…) the below industry leaders as they address key questions for funders, practitioners, policymakers, and more: 🔹 How can we safeguard microfinance amidst pressures to reduce subsidies? 🔹 What does "smart subsidy" really mean in practice? 🔹 How should limited resources be allocated for maximum impact? 🔹 What role should regulators play in balancing consumer protection, sustainability, and growth? 🔹 How will continued digitization influence this conversation over the next 5 years? With: Greta Bull | @gatesfoundation Upoma Husain | @BRACworld Rwanda Andree Simon | @FINCA Sophie Sirtaine | @CGAP Timothy Ogden | @financialaccess ---------------------------------------------------------- 📅 Date: October 3, 2024 ⏰ Time: 10 am ET 📍 Register here: findevgateway.org/findev-webinar… #Microfinance #FinancialInclusion #FinTech #Subsidy

Register now for our upcoming webinar, co-hosted with @FinDevGateway: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

@timothyogden is speaking on the Small Firm Diaries at KIT in Amsterdam tomorrow, register here: kit.nl/institute/kit-…

Read our latest newsletter on a new critique of microfinance, the underwhelming effects of a new cash transfers study, fraud, and more financialaccess.org/faiv/2024/8/7/…

"It will also be interesting to consider whether this set of (OpenResearch UBI) papers changes beliefs/priors about the plausibility of effect sizes reported in other experiments on poverty interventions." --@timothyogden mailchi.mp/financialacces…

Can #microfinance serve the most excluded without subsidies? Recent papers from @financialaccess explore this question. @timothyogden will discuss more in the upcoming @FinDevGateway webinar on July 10. 🗓️ Join us to ask your questions! findevgateway.org/findev-webinar…

Joyce Klein and @timothyogden answer key questions about the future of global microfinance using insights from the United States. Read their contribution to the latest OxRep, which focuses on the future of policy and subsidy within microfinance here: doi.org/10.1093/oxrep/…

Does belief in the foundational ‘win-win’ idea handicap financial inclusion and consumer protection policies and the social investment and finance industry as a whole? @JMorduch and @timothyogden consider microfinance and the social investment industry. doi.org/10.1093/oxrep/…

The new issue of OxREP: ‘Microfinance’ has just launched!

Super presentations from @IFPRI @financialaccess on micro-enterprises in Uganda pointing to benefits of providing biz feedback to women, deeper use of dfs by agri intermediaries, & lack of women's participation in the coffee/soy midstream. @fsduganda #smallfirmsdiariesug

Closing the day with reflections from @TradeMarkAfrica @FSDTanzania and @gatesfoundation on what they learned and potential quick wins like light-touch biz support. #smallfirmdiariesug

Our #smallfirmdiaries show enterprises' cash flows have many ups and downs. #FSPs should focus less on how to lend larger amounts of money for asset purchases and more on how to give #smallbusinesses access to finance when they need it. -Rachael Eplee @financialaccess #SAM2023

Visit smallfirmdiaries.org to learn more about the study and download publications.

The #smallfirmdiaries followed 100+ businesses in each of 7 countries for a full year to understand their financial lives and the barriers they face. Here are some key data points from our analysis of the first 4 countries we studied: Colombia, Nigeria, Kenya, and Indonesia.🧵